Elisa Oppermann (née Heinig)

External LIFE Fellow from 2015 to 2018, Freie Universität Berlin

Dr. phil.

Dissertation completed in February 2018

The Role of Motivation in Early Mathematics and Science Education

(Advisor: Martin Brunner)

Selected Publications

Oppermann, E., & Lazarides, R. (2023). The interplay of gender with social and migrant background in the development of elementary school students' interest in mathematics and language arts. Learning and Individual Differences, 106, Article 102324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2023.102324

Oppermann, E., Brunner, M., Eccles, J. S., & Anders, Y. (2018). Uncovering young children's motivational beliefs about learning science. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 55, 399–421. https://doi.org/ 10.1002/tea.21424

Oppermann, E., Anders, Y., & Hachfeld, A. (2016). The influence of preschool teachers’ content knowledge and mathematical ability beliefs on their sensitivity to mathematics in children’s play. Teaching and Teacher Education, 58, 174–184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2016.05.00